Mark Rink wrote:I always wonder why peolpe think Lennon is so much better than Macca,with the Beatles or solo? You ask me Macca kicks Lennon's ass with The Beatles and solo. And that is that!!!

To give a short answer to a complicated question: people like lennon more because lennon was undeniably cooler than paul, john gave a much better interview (seriously Paul, you're only hurting yourself!), and john died before his time and before putting out really bad albums in the 80s. Each of those points could be expanded upon indefinitely, but that about sums it up from what I can see.

Mark Rink wrote:I always wonder why peolpe think Lennon is so much better than Macca,with the Beatles or solo? You ask me Macca kicks Lennon's ass with The Beatles and solo. And that is that!!!

To give a short answer to a complicated question: people like lennon more because lennon was undeniably cooler than paul, john gave a much better interview (seriously Paul, you're only hurting yourself!), and john died before his time and before putting out really bad albums in the 80s. Each of those points could be expanded upon indefinitely, but that about sums it up from what I can see.

Agreed, except I feel that a lot of Johns 70s albums are worse than Paul's 80s ones...

Lennon took advantage of his fans by releasing the 2 virgins, life with the lions and wedding albums. Clearly the motivation for these albums was to fund John and Yoko's heroin addiction. These albums have no musical value and are a ripoff.

Even the worst McCartney albums contain music, although degraded to various degrees by alcoholism and marijuana use.

Mark Rink wrote:I always wonder why peolpe think Lennon is so much better than Macca,with the Beatles or solo? You ask me Macca kicks Lennon's ass with The Beatles and solo. And that is that!!!

To give a short answer to a complicated question: people like lennon more because lennon was undeniably cooler than paul, john gave a much better interview (seriously Paul, you're only hurting yourself!), and john died before his time and before putting out really bad albums in the 80s. Each of those points could be expanded upon indefinitely, but that about sums it up from what I can see.

Don't agree dragonfly,at no point do I think Lennon was cooler than Macca.Just to see Macca with the mullet and kicking f***ing ass on bass.The Best

I always liked Paul the best. In regard to who was "cooler" I don't know how that can be determined. They worked the press differently. Both were very successful with their solo careers. I do think people considered it to be more hip to be a Lennon fan. I just laughed at them and said listen to the music. Pretty bold to come out with a line like"Imagine no posessions" while living in Manhattan. But one thing is certain...together they were unbeatable in making music.

edrebber wrote:Lennon took advantage of his fans by releasing the 2 virgins, life with the lions and wedding albums. Clearly the motivation for these albums was to fund John and Yoko's heroin addiction. These albums have no musical value and are a ripoff.

Even the worst McCartney albums contain music, although degraded to various degrees by alcoholism and marijuana use.